Effects of abandonment on plant diversity in seminatural grasslands along soil and climate gradients

Wehn S., Taugourdeau S., Johansen L., Hovstad K.A.
2017

Questions: What are the effects of abandonment on plant diversity in semi-natural grasslands? Do the effects of abandonment on taxonomic and functional diversity vary along environmental gradients of climate and soil? Location: West and mid-Norway. Methods: Plant composition was surveyed in 110 subplots of 4 m2 in 14 sites across grazed and abandoned semi-natural grasslands. Climate data were ...

Conservation de la nature et ressources foncières; Ecologie végétale; Taxonomie végétale et phyto-géographie